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Jun 1, 2012 · Isaiah 19:18 calls it “the language of Canaan,” while other verses label it “Judean” and “language of the Jews” ( 2 Kings 18:26; Isaiah 36:11, 13; 2 Chronicles 32:18; Nehemiah 13:24 ). Ancient Hebrew is a Semitic language that dates back past 1500 B.C.
Jul 27, 2023 · Photo: IAA. For centuries, Bible scholars examined two ancient texts to elucidate the original language of the Bible: the Masoretic Text and the Septuagint. The Masoretic Text is a traditional Hebrew text finalized by Jewish scholars around 1000 C.E.
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The earliest translation of the Hebrew Bible is the Old Greek (OG), the translation made in Alexandria, Egypt, for the use of the Greek-speaking Jewish community there. At first, just the Torah was translated, in the third century B.C.E.; the rest of the biblical books were translated later.
Jan 28, 2021 · The Holman Bible Dictionary, in its article "Church," explains the background of the word church: "Church is the English translation of the Greek word ekklesia. The use of the Greek term prior to the emergence of the Christian church is important as two streams of meaning flow from the history of its usage into the New Testament understanding ...
Jan 4, 2022 · Question. When did the church begin? Answer. The church began on the Day of Pentecost, fifty days after the Passover when Jesus died and rose again. The word translated “church” comes from two Greek words that together mean “called out from the world for God.”
Apr 15, 2014 · Logos Misc. Explore the Language of the Early Church. David Davidson 4 min read April 15, 2014. We pay a lot of attention to the Bible’s original Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic, but many of the early church’s most important texts were written in another language: Latin.
The main language of the OT is Classical Hebrew, but some parts are in Aramaic (Ezra 4:7–6:18; 7:12–26; Jer. 10:11; Dan. 2:4–7:28). Two words of Aramaic also occur in the place name Jegar-sahadutha in Genesis 31:47. The form of Hebrew found in the Bible was probably spoken from as early as 1500 b.c. to some time after 400 b.c.
